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This was an extremely long and excessively detailed course which is more suited to a pre-med student than a Nurse Assistant. The course material deals with nuances of drug administration and the test questions go into minutiae that it is just not reasonable to expect someone to remember. Taking the course is like trying to memorize the entire content of a textbook in order to collect the most obscure of details. I think that Diabetes and Hypoglycemia are very important subjects but for the purposes of the students using this information, broad strokes are all that can reasonably be used. We need to know how to recognize symptoms and to respond quickly and correctly - not how to diagnose and treat the conditions ourselves.

(4 Feb 2019)

Challenging but very helpful

(4 Feb 2019)

This program is very helpful

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Description

About 798,000 people are diagnosed with diabetes annually. This means the probability of healthcare professional taking care of a diabetic patient is very high. Understanding the illness helps you provide the best and appropriate care for your patients. This course includes in –depth knowledge on the mechanism of diabetes and hypoglycemia, identifies the signs and symptoms of each, and explores management including the medical interventions use.

Objectives

OBJECTIVES:
When the student has finished the Diabetes and Hypoglycemia , he/she will be able to:
1. Differentiate different types of diabetes.
2. Describe the pathophysiology of diabetes.
3. Describe diagnostic criteria and procedures for diabetes.
4. Identify treatments for diabetes.
5. Describe complications of diabetes.
6. Discuss aspects of hypoglycemia

Terry Rudd, RN, MSN is the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Key Medical Resources, Inc., which provides education for healthcare providers. She has worked for 40 years as a nurse, with specialization in Critical Care. Terry has been instrumental in offering all levels of American Heart Association Programs, and has been instrumental in providing leadership for the ACLS for the Experienced Provider course. As an author she has written books and developed many self-study programs.

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User Reviews(9)

This was an extremely long and excessively detailed course which is more suited to a pre-med student than a Nurse Assistant. The course material deals with nuances of drug administration and the test questions go into minutiae that it is just not reasonable to expect someone to remember. Taking the course is like trying to memorize the entire content of a textbook in order to collect the most obscure of details. I think that Diabetes and Hypoglycemia are very important subjects but for the purposes of the students using this information, broad strokes are all that can reasonably be used. We need to know how to recognize symptoms and to respond quickly and correctly - not how to diagnose and treat the conditions ourselves.

(4 Feb 2019)

Challenging but very helpful

(4 Feb 2019)

This program is very helpful

Mrs Pamela Mariani (28 Nov 2018)

I believe this test was above the the scope of practice for a CNA

Ms Ivon Nieto LVN (19 Jan 2017)

I can't change the star number, so I give this 3 stars. While informative as it is 132 slides it goes over more than my scope of practice as a CNA. It was interesting to know the difference between the fast acting drugs for insulin but I can't administer medicine at all. Please make this shorter and split this for a class required for RN/LVN VS CNA.

Ms mie ng Cna (18 Nov 2016)

All are interesting and useful, the only struggle is on taking the 132 slides of the Diabetes, too much detailed for the CNA scope.I almost worry not to pass the average score of 74% and not be able to manage my time to get finish on time of 4 hours time offered.Overall are educative & challenging, give me the chances to freshen, stimulate and be more equipped on parts that I do not know most. Thank you for all the authors.

Mrs Deborah Williams (18 Mar 2019)

Some of the imformation i had to look up in my Medical books, i did not read them in the lesson ;(